Conjugation of לְצַוּוֹת

Verb – PI'EL

Root: צ - ו - ה

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

Meaning

to order, to command

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְצַוֶּה ~ מצווה metzave I / you m. sg. / he / it order(s)	🔊 מְצַוָּה ~ מצווה metzava I / you f. sg. / she / it order(s)	🔊 מְצַוִּים ~ מצווים metzavim we / you m. pl. / they m. order	🔊 מְצַוּוֹת metzavot we / you f. pl. / they f. order
Past tense	1st	🔊 צִוִּיתִי ~ ציוויתי tziviti I ordered		🔊 צִוִּינוּ ~ ציווינו tzivinu we ordered
	2nd	🔊 צִוִּיתָ ~ ציווית tzivita you m. sg. ordered	🔊 צִוִּית ~ ציווית tzivit you f. sg. ordered	🔊 צִוִּיתֶם ~ ציוויתם tzivitem you m. pl. ordered The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צִוִּיתֶם ~ ציוויתם tzivitem	🔊 צִוִּיתֶן ~ ציוויתן tziviten you f. pl. ordered The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צִוִּיתֶן ~ ציוויתן tziviten
	3rd	🔊 צִוָּה ~ ציווה tziva he / it ordered	🔊 צִוְּתָה ~ ציוותה tzivta she / it ordered	🔊 צִוּוּ ~ ציוו tzivu they ordered
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲצַוֶּה ~ אצווה atzave I will order		🔊 נְצַוֶּה ~ נצווה netzave we will order
	2nd	🔊 תְּצַוֶּה ~ תצווה tetzave you m. sg. will order	🔊 תְּצַוִּי ~ תצווי tetzavi you f. sg. will order	🔊 תְּצַוּוּ tetzavu you m. pl. will order	🔊 תְּצַוֶּינָה ~ תצווינה tetzavena you f. pl. will order In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּצַוּוּ tetzavu
	3rd	🔊 יְצַוֶּה ~ יצווה yetzave he / it will order	🔊 תְּצַוֶּה ~ תצווה tetzave she / it will order	🔊 יְצַוּוּ yetzavu they m. will order	🔊 תְּצַוֶּינָה ~ תצווינה tetzavena they f. will order In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְצַוּוּ yetzavu
Imperative		🔊 צַוֵּה!‏ ~ צווה!‏ tzave! (to a man) order!	🔊 צַוִּי!‏ ~ צווי!‏ tzavi! (to a woman) order!	🔊 צַוּוּ!‏ tzavu! (to men) order!	🔊 צַוֶּינָה!‏ ~ צווינה!‏ tzavena! (to women) order! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 צַוּוּ!‏ tzavu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְצַוּוֹת letzavot to order

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְצֻוֶּה ~ מצווה metzuve I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is ordered	🔊 מְצֻוָּה ~ מצווה metzuva I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is ordered	🔊 מְצֻוִּים ~ מצווים metzuvim we / you m. pl. / they m. are ordered	🔊 מְצֻוּוֹת ~ מצווות metzuvot we / you f. pl. / they f. are ordered
Past tense	1st	🔊 צֻוֵּיתִי ~ צוויתי tzuveti I was ordered		🔊 צֻוֵּינוּ ~ צווינו tzuvenu we were ordered
	2nd	🔊 צֻוֵּיתָ ~ צווית tzuveta you m. sg. were ordered	🔊 צֻוֵּית ~ צווית tzuvet you f. sg. were ordered	🔊 צֻוֵּיתֶם ~ צוויתם tzuvetem you m. pl. were ordered The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צֻוֵּיתֶם ~ צוויתם tzuvetem	🔊 צֻוֵּיתֶן ~ צוויתן tzuveten you f. pl. were ordered The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צֻוֵּיתֶן ~ צוויתן tzuveten
	3rd	🔊 צֻוָּה ~ צווה tzuva he / it was ordered	🔊 צֻוְּתָה ~ צוותה tzuvta she / it was ordered	🔊 צֻוּוּ ~ צווו tzuvu they were ordered
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲצֻוֶּה ~ אצווה atzuve I will be ordered		🔊 נְצֻוֶּה ~ נצווה netzuve we will be ordered
	2nd	🔊 תְּצֻוֶּה ~ תצווה tetzuve you m. sg. will be ordered	🔊 תְּצֻוִּי ~ תצווי tetzuvi you f. sg. will be ordered	🔊 תְּצֻוּוּ ~ תצווו tetzuvu you m. pl. will be ordered	🔊 תְּצֻוֶּינָה ~ תצווינה tetzuvena you f. pl. will be ordered In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּצֻוּוּ ~ תצווו tetzuvu
	3rd	🔊 יְצֻוֶּה ~ יצווה yetzuve he / it will be ordered	🔊 תְּצֻוֶּה ~ תצווה tetzuve she / it will be ordered	🔊 יְצֻוּוּ ~ יצווו yetzuvu they m. will be ordered	🔊 תְּצֻוֶּינָה ~ תצווינה tetzuvena they f. will be ordered In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְצֻוּוּ ~ יצווו yetzuvu